brown on my sand and rock

[dahay78]

o geez, i noticed that i am getting brown on my sand and live rock, which is strange as i used RO water to set the tank up and have no livestock in the tank. what is causing this?????

 

[aquaph8]

It's diatoms, it's common with new tanks and should phase out with time.

 

[scubabum1983]

Your tank is cycling, you just moved it recently right? Brown film diotoms, long and stringy dynos. And what ro water are you using?

 

[keithhays]

Diatoms are normal and will go away quickly if your Phosphate and Nitrate are low. They will usually deplete all available silicon in the tank in a few days. They however won't actually disappear since that brown you see are actually billions of what will be skeltons, so you may have to do a bit of brushing this off if your flow isn't strong enough to blow them away.
Anything else that shows up is a problem.

 

[scubabum1983]

Lol you are just pod farming, don't worry about it

 

[dahay78]

Your tank is cycling, you just moved it recently right? Brown film diotoms, long and stringy dynos. And what ro water are you using?

i bought RO water from the water machine at the store, some of it is stringy and the other just sits on top of the sand and rocks.

 

[dahay78]

It's diatoms, it's common with new tanks and should phase out with time.

Brett, thanks,i hope it goes away soon

 

[dahay78]

Diatoms are normal and will go away quickly if your Phosphate and Nitrate are low. They will usually deplete all available silicon in the tank in a few days. They however won't actually disappear since that brown you see are actually billions of what will be skeltons, so you may have to do a bit of brushing this off if your flow isn't strong enough to blow them away.
Anything else that shows up is a problem.

thank you for this information

 

[aquaph8]

If it becomes a lasting issue check you'd water source, silicates can be to blame.

 

[dahay78]

i am going to purchase my own RO system very soon! as i think that the machine water filter might not be true..... and it would say me time from lugging buckets etc..

thanks
dave